ANN ARBOR TOWNSHIP – Washtenaw Community College this fall will offer an associate degree in cybersecurity in coordination with Eastern Michigan University. Upon completion, graduates can transfer to EMU’s Information Assurance & Cyber Defense bachelor’s degree program. Students will learn network security skills while working in Linux operating systems, Cisco infrastructure and perimeter devices and
ANN ARBOR - Electric and hybrid electric vehicles are in the fast lane to wider adoption, according to a new study by University of Michigan researchers, that contends most drivers could go electric within the next decade. The researchers analyzed the present status of electric vehicles in the U.S., their life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, and
ANN ARBOR - Americans love their pickup trucks, SUVs and minivans, as long as they believe they can afford them, a new University of Michigan study confirms. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of the U-M Transportation Research Institute examined the relationship between relative sales of cars (passenger cars and stations wagons) and light trucks (pickup
HOUSTON – A federally funded research effort to revolutionize water treatment has yielded an off-grid technology that uses energy from sunlight alone to turn salt water into fresh drinking water. The desalination system, which uses a combination of membrane distillation technology and light-harvesting nanophotonics, is the first major innovation from the Center for Nanotechnology Enabled Water
WARREN - Nineteen students from southeast Michigan high schools received scholarships totaling $29,000 from the Winning Futures Award Celebration. Scholarship winners came from Canton High School, Cass Technical High School, Community High School, Cornerstone Health + Technology High School, Madison High School, Warren Mott High School, and Western International High School. The finalists were chosen
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Treasury is hosting a sales tax outreach seminar in Southeast Michigan to provide insight to and receive feedback from small businesses. This seminar is ideal for owners of gas stations, convenience stores, wine, beer and liquor stores or other small businesses. Treasury Outreach Team members will provide an overview
ALAMO TOWNSHIP – Kalamazoo-area manufacturer Quality Precast announced it will construct a 25,000-square-foot production facility and corporate headquarters, adding 20 new jobs. A precast manufacturer specializing in manholes, large block retaining walls and more, Quality Precast will invest $1,352,185 in this expansion. In support of this project, the company received a $3,000 grant approved by
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan will launch a new financial aid program for in-state students that offers a "Go Blue Guarantee" of free tuition for up to four years for students with family income of up to $65,000. The new program—which includes families earning up to what is roughly the state's median income—will
ANN ARBOR - Jonathan Overpeck, one of the nation's leading experts on climate change, today was appointed the inaugural dean of the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability. The position carries the title, Samuel A. Graham Dean. His five-year appointment, effective Aug. 14, was approved by the U-M Board of Regents. Overpeck also
ANN ARBOR - Camel Energy will invest $4.6 million to build a research and development headquarters in the Ann Arbor region. Camel Energy manufactures batteries for cars, electric vehicles, agriculture and other applications. Camel Energy chose the Ann Arbor region over competing sites in Texas and California. “Camel Energy is excited to open its North
